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HUMAN CORK IN WHOLE WORLD IN DISINTEGRATION.

Prime Minister's Powerful Plea for a Spirit of Realism.

OPIUM SCHEME.

DROPPED FROM SUI SANG.

SHARK.INFESTED WATERS.

'The ingenuity pl Macao opium smugglers was demon- strated in somewhat remarkable fashion on the last trip to Singapore from Hongkong of the Jardine s.s. Sui Sang.

Only the rident of Chist in- Eerest in thì NHNN được 31 lucht- hatusekeeper al Hasratory. Hope Thirty miles with, emosed the plan to fail. The Leger was looking around through his glasses when he noticed men on the Sui Song lowering sucks into the sun.

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Immediately afterwards, Chinese jumped into the shark- infested waters, while the Suj Bang passed on its WAY tu Singapore.

About www scented and roved out to where the man was floating. He was found to have cork fonts

to keep him up, and at Richéd to him were five sacks, 'containing a large quantity of Red Elon brend of

oplum,

The smuggles was charges be fore Mr. G.C.Dold; the friminal District Judge, when My. Gordoo, head of the Singa; ore Preventive Service, congratulated nerused on his bravery.

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The Judge came to the comeba sion that defendant was only

catpaw. but sentenced him to a fine of $2,000 ay one year's rigorous. imprisonment in default.

AIR RAIDS IN MANCHURIA.

CHINESE REPORT RESUMPTION.

Peking, Dec. 9. The Japanese have resum- ed air bombing raids in Manchuria, according Marsbal Chang Hsuch-liang's headquarters.

to

The crack Italian liner, ... Conte Rosub, which is being placed on the Far East run and will en able passage from Hongkong to London in 22 daya; in less time il travellers disembark at Brindisi And make their own arrangements. She does over 20 knots.

WATA

TEXT OF THE LEAGUE

RESOLUTION.

Hongkong to London In 22 Days.

| COMMISSION OF FIVE TO CRACK LINER FOR

BE APPOINTED.

TERMS OF REFERENCE.

Paris. Dec. 9.

|there appeared to be some doubt

London, Dec. 9.

SUEZ ROUTE.

As a result of the re- organisation and improve.. ment of the Lloyd Triestino service, it will be possible carly in the New Year to make the journey from Hongkong to London” via Suez in the remarkably short period of 22 days.

This development will follow

LABOUR VOTE OF OF CENSURE.

RETURN TO BARTER DAYS ADVOCATED.

STERLING'S VALUE.

GOVERNMENT REFUSAL

TO COMMIT ITSELF.

THE WHOLE WORLD is now in gradually increasing economic, social and political disintegration, declared the Prime Minister in the House of Commons last night, reply- ng to a vigorous speech by Sir Stafford Cripps, who moved a vote of censure on the Government, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald promised

An international conference immediately the experts now sitting at Basle have submitted their report;

That the British Government will ap- proach the conference in a spirit of realism, seeking complete readjust- ment, not a tiding over of difficulties; Legislation to prevent rent profiteering,

(one of the Labour complaints). The Prime Minister announced that the Govern ment declined to make a declaration now that Britain is not going to base sterling again on gold, or that it would fix the value of sterling, either as a controlled or as a gold-basis currency. It would, he said, be mad- ness and folly to declare now what sterling's value will be permanently, in view of the conditions affecting sterling, and without a settlement of the international circunistances controlling the value of sterling.

The League Council's revised resolution on the Manchurian crisis calls upon the Chinese and Japanese | Governments to take all steps necessary to ensure execu- the placing on the service of the tion of the September resolution, and appoints a Com- 17.018-ton steamer Conte Rosso. mission of tive, with the addition of a Chinese and a which is being taken off the Japanese Assessor, to inquire into the problems on the assigned to the Europe-Far:

South America run and definite- spot. A vote will be taken on the Resolution to-morrow, East service.

The Chinese And Japane The Conte Itosso ja sailing from Right up to the lost minute, Governments will each have the Europe in. February and is due:

right to aminate one Assessor to here early in March. She will Resist the Commission. The two make the trip from Hongkong to Governments will afford the Com- Venice in 21 days, and it will be prisston all facilities to obtain on¦possible for passengers to catch the spot whatever information it the 12.30 p.m. train on arrival and 10.00 pm the mus require. His understood that reach London at should the two partles initiate any negotiations, these would not fall within the scope of the terms of reference of the Commission, nor Equipped in a most lavish man-i would it be within the Commission's ner, the Conte Rouse is 570 feet competence to interfere with the long, 74 feet in breadth and has a military arrangements of vither depth of 36 feet. She carries 269 The Labour vote of censure, re-task and would prepare their re-

-first-class, 282 second-class and gretting the failure of the Gor-port with expedition. "The Council of the League

The appointment and delibera- 165 economic second-class parren-ernment to deal with the problems (1) reaffirms the resolution pass-tions of the Commission shall notgers. Every possible comfort is of currency and exchange, and the ed unanimously by it on September prejudice in any way the under provided for passengera. The development of International; 30, 1931, whereby the two parties taking given by the Japanese liner is capable of a spend of over trado, and to produce plans for declare that they are solemnly Government in the resolution of 20 knots. bound by it, and therefore calls September 30 as regards the with- the Chinese and Japanese drawal of Japanese troops to with- Government to take all the steps in the Railway Zone." necessary to assure ita execution so

whether a public meeting of the Council would be held this after- noon, but after the principal men- bera, with the Chinese nhil Japanese representatives absent. hind met at noon, it was decided to proceed as arranged...

The following is the text of the draft resolution which Was

It was stated at the headquar-read to the Council this afternoon ters to-day that eight Japanese by 31. Briand. aeroplanes this morning dropped twenty-one hombs on Chungchia.

tun, a village to the south-east of Tawa.

They then proceeded to Tawn and dropped seven further bombs, also machine-gunning the place.

These districts are situnted along the railway from Knopangtze to Newchwang.

Chinchow Observation.

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that the withdrawal of the Japanese troops to within the Railway Zone

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party.

Emergency Provision.

may be effected as speedily as The final paragraph states that

following day.

Twenty-Knot Liner.

CARRYING OUT THE MANDATE.

London, Der. 97

aware of the urgency

their

*1, 24554.

Lord Calistewart, an Irish pear, who suggested in the House of Commons yesterday it le premature to expect A décision regarding the report of the H. K. Currency Mistion.

H.K. CURRENCY

REPORT.

NO DECISIONS TAKEN.

STATEMENT IN COMMONS.

London, Dec. 10. Hongkong Currency

The recommendations of the Mission, headed by Mr. W. H. Clegg, was the subject of questions in the House of Commons to-day.

The Governmeži Was asked of taking action upon the recon- whether there was any intention mendations of the Commission.

· Earl Castlustewart said that nó decision had yet been taken, and pointed out that the Report was only recently published.-Router.

Sliver Declines Sharply.

A sharp decline of 16/16ths in the price of silver on the London market has reacted on the Hong- kong dollar, which opened at 18. 6.5/100. on demand this morning. this representing a 'drop of farthing.

to

The decline in London was due general selling and lack of Aupport. After the official Szing, the market ruled quiet and un- cerlain,

In New York, silver was down from 30 to 2914.

Locally, the market is about 18.

un-

International Parley.

ference of Governments shouki Immediately thereafter, a con-

The cross-rate improved to 3.28. meeting the problems of

be held and, in the British Gov. Through passages from long employment and high rents, was ernment's view, that

Shanghai opened at 18. 11. kong to London can only be booked moved in the Ilouse of Commons should approach its work in the at 1s. 11.7/16.

conference but later became a trifle steadier vin Venice, but if passengers wish to-night by Sir Stafford to make a slightly faster trip, they who said the return of the Na-whole facts and aiming at

Cripps, spirit of rentiam, examining the can do so by disembarking at Brindel and making their own tional Government to power had agreement which would not mere- vailing. The undertone is

R 5,9/16d., with dull conditions pre- arrangements for the overland trip, not restored confidence.

ly tide over the difficulties tem- between now and the next ordinary)

There thus saving about half a day.

was continued sincer porarily, but which would set the (2) considering that events have session of the Council, which will At the present time, the Com-tainty, he said, because apprrent-whole world, or in fradually in- assumed an even

serious be held on January 26, 1932, the pony's service is maintained by the ly the Government had no cure but they droppel no-hombs there. of October 24, notes that the two/the matter, has invited the Presi-1 Cracovia (8.050 tons and fish blem which was an. international ing of hopeful effort and endea day, just clearing the house-taps aspect since the Council meeting Council which remains seized of steamers Change (1272) tansi, other than to tinker with the pro-political disintegration, din it foot-

parties undertake to adopt Ident to follow the question and to (8,020 tons). The Gaige does the one.

all measures necessary to avold any summon it afresh if it is consider-trip to Venice in 25 days and the further aggravation of the sitan-ed necessary.

Cracovia and Pilana in 30 days.

Ports of Call.

It is further reported that first two and then three Japanese nero- planes circled over Chinchow to

--Reuter.

MUNITION TRAIN DISASTER.

possible:

tion;

Keeping in Touch."

Japan's Wishes Met.

and

Return to Barter.

He advocated a return to the barter system through Import and Export Boards, pending an

ex-

un-

vour.

economie, social and

This could be done only by

certain.

HOUSE OF LORDS

AND INDIA.

the consciousness on the part GOVERNMENT POLİCY

of all nations that whatever their own circumstances, their own continuing prosperity de pended on the prosperity and

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CRITICISED.

London, Dec. 9. The debate in the House of Lords on the Government's Indian policy was continued to-day.

Lord Brentford held that the

digested.

It is interesting to note the dif The new service will be main-ploration of the currency situa-j forences between the resolution as tained by the Conte Rosso and the tion, (3) Invites the two parties to now presented to the Council and Gange. The latter's dimensions continue to keep the Council as originally drafted, the changes are 177 feet in length. 60 feet falling to provide for distress in He accused the Government of formed regarding developments having been made in deforanee to breadth and 43 fect upth.

the situation;

She the coming winter, due to the wishes of Japan. (4) Invites other members of

carries 236 first-classic second-employment and the economy clas the Council to furnish the Council The original paragraph two re-

The Prime Minister, replying. GERMAN BANK RATE. Government's scheme WOR 11- with any information received corded the promise of both parties class.

sald that a declaration of Govern- The ports of call will be Trieste, ment's intentions with regard to from their representatives on the to refrain from any frosh Initiative

which might lead to fresh conflicts Venice, Brindisi, Port Said, Suez, and to loss of life. It has been Aden, Bombay, Colombo, Singa-currency stabilization while the LOWERED FROM EIGHT TO

present uncertain conditions pre- pore, Hongkong and Shanghai.yailed would be far from serving completely re-cast.

The agents are Dodwell and Co. tho purpose

Fares from Hongkong to Londonfidence. including rail trip, will be first-

Commission of Five.

of restoring

con-

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SEVEN PER CENT.

Lord Reading emphasised that the scheme had the approval of the Cabinet and an overwhelming majority of the House of Com-'

mons. Berlin, Dec. 9. The Reichsbank to-day announc

reduction of the discount gover per from eight to cent.-Reuter.

EXPLOSION HAVOC AT TSINANFU.

Shanghai, Dec. 10. Tsinanfu, capital of Shantung,Į spot; WOB shakon and hundreds of window panes were shattered by

terrific explosion of ammunition carrying out of the above-men- (5) without prejudice to the

Time-limit Deleted. stored on a special train at

tioned mensures and desiring, in Tainanfu railway station, yester-view of the spacial clrcumstances

The "objectionablo" part of para- Jay morning.

of the chac, to contribute towards graph five which stated that "If class, £101; second-class, £70.

the undertakings: of both parties Five soldiers

railway a final and fundamental solution have not been carried out when the unrds were killed and eight by the two Governments of the Commission arrives eight others wounded. The on- questions at leaue between them, it will immediately report is Ain-

In

Manchuria, ire train was wrecked while the the Council decides to appoint a ell," has been deleted. The Ja- CHESHIRE AND DANÇASHIRE |

AIR MAIL SUSPENDED. · station was badly damaged.

Commission of five members, to

panese Government contanded that}. study on the spot and report to this set a time limit to the with- passenger train, standing close by, escaped without serious the Council on any circumstances drawal of Japanese troops.

authorities that information has We are informed by the postal London, Dec. 0. damage. The ammunition belong-| Whi

which affect international rela-

Paragraph six has been re-draft- The South African

rugger

been received that the air mail ed to the division under Koo Liang- tions and threaten to destroyed.

Afteen continue their triumphant

Shanghai and min, stationed at Tsinanfu, and peace between China and Japan

They regrotted the delay in service between was about to be sent to Yenchow or the good understanding bo- raws has received Instructions to a combined Cheshire and Lancas into conference on these problems,

It is understood that Mr. Yoshi-proRTORE, To-day they defeated bringing the nations of the world Manchouli is suspended. Along the Tiontain-Pulow Rail-tween them upon which peace accept the resolution in ita now hiro XV by twenty points

depends. wayRensha;

form-Renter.

nine-Reuter,

A

And

SPRINGBOKS" TOUR.

DEFEATED.

ed a He drew attention to the in- ternational causes of the dim-rate culties with which Britain was faced. British trade was suffer- Ing because of world poverty. The only enlightened policy was to seek to increase the volume of world trade and that the Government would continue to do.

The acceptance of letters for this. to but they were sure the experts service is accordingly discontinued

now sitting at Hasle were fully until further notice.

Lord Salisbury questioned if the proposals were practicable.

The debate stands adjourned unti! to-morrow.--British Wire-

less.

CORTES UNANIMITY.

NEW CONSTITUTION ADOPTED.

Madrid, Dec. 10.. The Cortes to-day adopted the now Constitution by unanimous vola.—Reuter läng